Iowa head coach Ben McCollum discusses the Hawkeyes' loss to Purdue during a postgame press conference in Iowa City on Saturday, Feb. 14. (Ethan Petrik/Quad-City Times)
IOWA CITY — No. 13 Purdue handed the Iowa men’s basketball team a 78-57 beatdown in front of the first sold-out crowd at Carver-Hawkeye Arena during the Ben McCollum era on Saturday.
Iowa's Cam Manyawu, right, dunks while taking contact from Purdue's Daniel Jacobsen, left, during an NCAA men's basketball game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Saturday, Feb. 14. No foul was called on the play.
Iowa's Brendan Hausen, back, attempts a shot over Purdue's Fletcher Loyer, front, during an NCAA men's basketball game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Saturday, Feb. 14.
Iowa's Bennett Stirtz, left, drives towards the basket against two Purdue defenders during an NCAA men's basketball game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Saturday, Feb. 14.
Iowa's Cam Manyawu, right, dunks while taking contact from Purdue's Daniel Jacobsen, left, during an NCAA men's basketball game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Saturday, Feb. 14. No foul was called on the play.
Iowa's Bennett Stirtz, left, drives towards the basket against two Purdue defenders during an NCAA men's basketball game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Saturday, Feb. 14.
Iowa's Brendan Hausen, back, attempts a shot over Purdue's Fletcher Loyer, front, during an NCAA men's basketball game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Saturday, Feb. 14.